Re: How do you access the DNS?

In article <fmmck-1801062256040001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
fmmck@xxxxxxx (Fred McKenzie) wrote:

> In article <dstfaf.ipv.aawara.NM0.2a@xxxxxxxxxx>, aawara@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > From within the Terminal, you can use the command line tools, "host", "dig",
> > and "nslookup" (among others). From the GUI, you can use "Network Utility",
> > which is a utility found in Applications -> Utilities
> >
> > "Network Utility" is just a GUI wrapper for command-line tools including
> > "dig".
>
> AC, Dave and Elijah-
>
> You guys are fast!
>
> I just tried whois, host, dig and nslookup in Terminal, as well as Network
> Utility. I'm sure they worked, but they provide more data than I really
> wanted to know!
>
> Nslookup provided the shortest results when fed a URL, but not-so-short
> results when fed the IP. Perhaps it was complicated by my choice of
> www.apple.com for the test. Www.apple.com leads to 17.112.152.32, which
> leads to eg-www.apple.com in Network Utility, host and nslookup, but dig
> didn't seem to find it. Whois found Apple, but didn't reveal the URL.

To do a reverse lookup with dig you have to use the -x option:

dig -x 17.112.152.32

This is a low-level debugging tool, so it doesn't try to second-guess
what you're asking for.

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